Railway-tie.



M. MINN|CH. v RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED APILZT. 19l5.

1,171,743. Patented Feb. 15,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- M. MINNICH1 RAILWAY TIE.

.APPLICAUON FILED APR.27. 1915.

1,171,743. Patented Feb. 15,1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

MARTIN MINNICH, 0F COVINGTON, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Application filed April 27, 1915. Serial No. 24,297.

To all "whom it may concern Be it known that I. MAn'rIX MUNICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covingtoinin the county of Miami and State of Ohio. have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-'lies, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in metal ties for railway rails, the object of the invention being to simplify and improve the existing art of constructing a metal tie of few parts, which shall be strong, durable and which shall afford the desirable amount of flexibility or resiliency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metal tie comprising two channeled members having their webs or connecting members secured together so that the flanges provide upper and lower horizontal members, and also to arrange channel members within the open sides of the tie, and to provide transverse connecting members for the ends and upon the underface of the tie to assist in holding the sections of the tie associated and to provide projections which form stops to contact with the roadbed to assist in preventing the longitudinal movement of the ties on the said roadbed.

A still further object of the inventionis to construct a device of this class to provide the same adjacent its opposite ends and upon its base with fluted or corrugated shoes to insure the tie against lateral movement.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view' of one of the anti-slipping or shoe members for the tie, Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bolt for securing the shoe to the tie, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the clamping blocks for securing the rail upon 'Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in accordance the tie, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of 'a second form of clamping block which may be employed.

In constructing my metallic tie I propose to connect the parts thereof in a simple and effective manner wherein no special machinery may be necessitated. My tie comprises two similar intermediate sections indicated by the numerals 1 and 2 respectively, each of said sections comprising a channel member, the flanges 3-3 of which being disposed at a right angle to the webs-l of said members, and the said webs are connected preferably through the medium of rivets 5. It will be apparent that the members 1 and 2 may be easily and quickly connected before the side sections, indicated by the numerals 6, are arranged thereon. The sides 6 also comprise channeled members, the flanges 7 of the same being disposed between but in contact" with the flanges 33 of each of the intermediate sections 1 and 2, while the flanges T of the said sections are arranged flush with the outer or longitudinal edges of the flanges 33 of the sections 1 and 2. The flanges 2 and 7 may and preferably are connected through the medium of rivets 9, similar to the rivets connecting the webs 4 of the sections 1 and 2, and the upper and lower flanges of the sections '1 and 2, as well as the flanges 7 of the side members (3 are provided with spaced alining openings disposed a suitable distance from the ends of the tie. Bolts (hereinafter more fully referred to) designated by the numerals 11 pass through the upper and lower alining openings in the tie as well as through an angularly disposed elongated slot 12 formed in rail engaging blocks 13 that are arranged upon the top of tie. These blocks have their inner edges flanged to receive the base flanges of the rails 15, and if necessary, contact with the webs of the said rails. Plates 16 are arranged over the blocks at the openings thereof, and the shanks of the bolts pass tl'irough a suitable opening in each of the said plates, while nuts 17 engage with the said shanks of the bolts. By this arrangement, it will be noted that by moving the blocks longitudinally of the rails the same willbe forced into tight contact with or out of engagement with said rails, and the rails maintained in proper spaced relation with each other as well as effectively secured upon the tie.

If desired, and as illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings. two co-acting plates 1818 may be employed. the same having their base flanges formed angularly with respect to the longitudinally extending rail engaging flanges 19-49. the said angular edges being designated 'by the numerals JO-=30. and the said plates to the outer sides of their rail engaging flanges 18 are provided with angular openings 21 21 which are disposed parallel to and in the same plane as the angular edges 20. The bolts passing through the openings in the tie also pass through the openings 21, and a plate, similar to the plate 16 may be arranged over the said openings 21, while nuts similar to the nuts 17 may en gage with the bolts.

By an arrangement as above described, it will be noted that each tie is provided with two longitudinally extending openings or channels so that water or moisture from the roadbed may pass through the said openings, it being understood that the openings are provided between the webs as well as the flanges of the sections 1 and 2 and the side sections 6.

In order to more effectively sustain the tie against side or lateral displacement, I provide shoes 23 which are adapted to be secured upon the underfaces of the tie and adjacent the opposite ends thereof. Each of these shoes comprises a plate having transverse corrugations or teeth 21-, and each of said plates between certain of its corrugations is formed with openings and these openings register with the bolt openings in the tie. The bolts 11 have their heads 26 substantially V-shaped in end elevation, so

that the said heads will rest against the opposite walls provided by the corrugations or teeth 2+. and so it will be noted that the. bolts 11 not only secure the shoe members 2 to the tie but also retain the rail blocks 12-) and 18 upon the said tie. I urthermore the bolts 11 passing vertically through the tie adjacent the ends thereof serve as a means for reinforcing or bracing the said tie. and from the above description. taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device. as well as the advantages thereof will. it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A tic constructed to include two similar metallic channel members having their webs abutting and connected, sides also comprising metal channel members reeei ed between the flanges of the first mentioned channel members and the flanges of the last mentioned channel members secured to the flanges ot the first mentioned channel members in the outer longitudinal edges thereof, and longitudinally disposed transversely fluted members on the underface of the tie at the opposite ends thereof and secured to the elements comprising the tie.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAlRTIh MINNICH;

\Vitnesses PEARL COLBERT, J. L. BECK.

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